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(Thursday) Film Showing: IN THIS WORLD KEEPING IT REEL! QPIRG-Concordia’s Subversive Cinema Series (January-April 2009) feature film: IN THIS WORLDby Michael Winterbottom (director of “The Road to Guantanamo" and the upcoming “The Shock Doctrine”) THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 7pm 1455 de Maisonneuve West, H-110 (metro Guy-Concordia) IN THIS WORLD follows the hazardous journey of two Afghan boys as they travel from Pakistan through Iran, Turkey, Italy, France and the UK in search of refuge in London. A moving and dramatic story that reveals the desperate measures people take to escape persecution and the life-threatening conditions they find themselves in along the way. (2003; 88 minutes; subtitles in English). The feature film will be preceded by a short film about local migrant justice struggles in Montreal, and followed by a discussion period involving local migrant justice groups. Info: 514-848-7584 – info@qpirgconcordia.org - www.qpirgconcordia.org Welcome to all. FREE. Wheelchair accessible. Upcoming films in the Subversive Cinema Series: - February 12: FLOW: For the Love of Water (2008 award-winning documentary) - March 18: P4W: Prison for Women (NFB classic film); followed by special guest speaker Anne Hansen (former inmate at the Kingston Prison for Women) - April 15: AMERICAN OUTRAGE (2008 award-winning film about indigenous sovereignty) All showings at 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest, H-110 at 7pm. Feature films are preceded by a short film. More info below about upcoming films (click on title to read more). Winter Opt Out Period January 26th to February 2nd, 2009
Fee Levy Advocacy at Concordia Tabling Fair (Tuesday, January 20)  Come learn more about QPIRG-Concordia and other fee-levy groups at Concordia like: Art Matters Cinema Politica Concordia Community Co-op Solidarity Bookstore CJLO CUTV Concordia Volunteers Abroad Program Frigo Vert The Link People's Potato Sustainability Action Fund Sustainable Concordia 2110 Center for Gender Advocacy Saturday: Rally and March in support of Kader LET HIM OUT! LET HIM STAY! 3 YEARS IS TOO LONG.
Rally & March through Pointe St.Charles  Date: Saturday **JANUARY 17**, 1pm Location: 2157 rue Centre, St. Gabriel`s Church, Charlevoix Metro For more info please go to www.soutienpourkader.net or write to soutienkader@gmail.com or call (514)848-7583 January 5th 2009 will mark 3 YEARS that Abdelkader Belaouni, a refugee from Algeria, has been stranded in a church in Pointe St.Charles. He took sanctuary in 2006 to avoid deportation by the Canadian government back to Algeria. Ever since, Kader and his community – his friends and supporters across Montreal, and across the world – have been working to push for Kader to be able to remain here with his community in Montreal. Thursday: Tear Down the Walls organizing in prison/organizing on campus
a round table on promoting dialogue & solidarity between students & prisoners  Thursday January 15th, 6:30pm At the Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Bookstore 2150 Bishop Street, metro Guy-Concordia (see map at www.co-opbookstore.ca) With speakers from: Certain Days political prisoner calendar project Open Door Books Prisoner Correspondence Project ReCon |
